This sleep stage is characterized by a periodic appearance of sleep spindles.
What is stage 2?
100
Hypnosis is best characterized as this.
What is a state that induces heightened suggestibility in the hypnotized individual?
100
The painful experience associated with termination of the use of an addictive substance is known as this.
What is withdrawal?
100
In terms of the effect on the central nervous system, alcohol is most accurately classified as which type of drug?
What is a depressant?
100
These are the waves present in the beginning of sleep
What are alpha waves.
200
This stage of sleep is characterized by a majority of delta brain waves.
What is stage 4 sleep?
200
Hypnosis is commonly used to treat these.
What are weight loss, addiction, and pain?
200
The three major categories of psychoactive drugs include stimulants, depressants, and this
What are hallucinogens?
200
Traveling in a jet plane from California to New York is most likely to upset this, your biological clock.
What is your circadian rhythms?
200
This theory states that during the night our brainstem releases random neural activity, dreams may be a way to make sense of that activity
What is the Activation-Synthesis Theory?
300
REM sleep is also known as "paradoxical sleep." This is because active brain waves are paired with this physical phenomenon.
What is lowered muscle tone (paralyzed muscles)?
300
Hypnosis has been found useful in the treatment of this.
What is pain?
300
These are common examples of stimulants (name 3).
What amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, ecstasy, etc.
300
The SCN causes the brain's pineal gland to decrease it's _____________ of melatonin
What is production?
300
“Humans developed a unique waking-sleep cycle that maximized our chances of survival,” is a statement most typical of this kind of psychologist.
What is an evolutionary psychologist?
400
A high school senior about to go to college dreamed that someone robbed his house and stole all of his family photos, home movies, and heirlooms. After talking with a friend, he realized that he was anxious about being away from his family after he moved for college. According to a psychoanalytic psychologist his explanation of his dream represents this kind of content.
What is latent content?
400
Social phenomena theory of hypnosis states this.
What is that hypnosis is simply the result of a social interaction and playing the role of a hypnotized individual.
400
Caffeine is a psychoactive substance best described by this major drug category
What are Stimulants?
400
This has enabled psychologists to learn the most about sleep processes over the last 50 years.
What is the EEG?
400
During the night, Mark stops breathing repeatedly, frequently gasps for air, and snores loudly at regular intervals. Mark is most likely suffering from this condition.
What is sleep apnea?
500
Stage 1 thru Stage 4 sleep is known as this
What is NREM?
500
Monitoring by the "hidden observer" during hypnosis provides evidence for this.
What is dissociation of consciousness?
500
This drug's trip begins with simple geometric forms and peaks when people feel separated from their body
What is LSD?
500
According to psychodynamic psychologists, this level of consciousness includes unacceptable feelings, wishes, and thoughts.
What is the unconscious?
500
This theory states that dreams act to sort out and understand the memories that you experience that day.